I recently downloaded the latest native @Google Translate iPhone App (not to be confused with the mobile Google web app) and it is mind blowing! You can speak and translate to text and voice (75 languages). It arrives two years too late for my stu…

From day one you need to build a prototype for your startup. You need to test your hypothesis and your model fast using the most cost-effective means. Once you get closer to your desired idea or outcome, you will find funding and build a strong te…

By Ricardo Garcia-Amaya Two months ago, I attended the NY Philharmonic and the performance opened with the US debut of a contemporary piece called Gondwana. The work’s opening is made up of dissonant chords that are constantly morphing; it reach…

Second Life’s Path to Mainstream Adoption: Becoming a Friendlier Virtual FirstLife By: Ricardo Garcia Posted: 12/8/09 Second Life is the online social 3D virtual environment where users are given the freedom to design their virtual characters, buy…